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innocuous definition
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Overview of adj innocuous The adj innocuous has 4 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. innocuous, harmless -- (not injurious to physical or mental health) 2. harmless, innocuous -- (unlikely to harm or disturb anyone "harmless old man") 3. innocuous, unobjectionable -- (not causing disapproval; "it was an innocuous remark"; "confined himself to innocuous generalities"; "unobjectionable behavior") 4. innocent, innocuous -- (lacking intent or capacity to injure; "an innocent prank") Antonyms of adj innocuous 4 senses of innocuous Sense 1 innocuous (vs. noxious), harmless noxious (vs. innocuous), harmful => baneful, deadly, pernicious, pestilent => corrupting, degrading => vesicatory, vesicant Sense 2 harmless, innocuous INDIRECT (VIA safe) -> dangerous, unsafe Sense 3 innocuous, unobjectionable INDIRECT (VIA inoffensive) -> offensive Sense 4 innocent, innocuous INDIRECT (VIA harmless) -> harmful Similarity of adj innocuous 4 senses of innocuous Sense 1 innocuous (vs. noxious), harmless => innoxious => inoffensive, uncontroversial => insipid Also See-> harmless#1 Sense 2 harmless, innocuous => safe (vs. dangerous) Sense 3 innocuous, unobjectionable => inoffensive (vs. offensive) Sense 4 innocent, innocuous => harmless (vs. harmful) Attributes of adj innocuous Familiarity of adj innocuous innocuous used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 4) Grep of adj innocuous innocuous Overview of adj innocuous The adj innocuous has 4 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. innocuous, harmless -- (not injurious to physical or mental health) 2. harmless, innocuous -- (unlikely to harm or disturb anyone "harmless old man") 3. innocuous, unobjectionable -- (not causing disapproval; "it was an innocuous remark"; "confined himself to innocuous generalities"; "unobjectionable behavior") 4. innocent, innocuous -- (lacking intent or capacity to injure; "an innocent prank")
innocuous definition